Just Mortgages has appointed Sandie Lear as divisional sales director.

Lear brings with her more than 20 years of experience across the mortgage market and wider financial services, both as an adviser and as a sales manager, recruiting, training and developing mortgage advisers in her team.

She started her career at Woolwich as a mortgage specialist, before joining Countrywide in 2006.

Following a four-year stint with HSBC, where she served as a senior financial planning manager, Lear joined The New Homes Group.

Over 13 years at The New Homes Group she has worked with many of the group’s brands including GMC, Connells and most recently, Mortgage Bureau and Partridge Mortgage Services, as a senior new build mortgage manager.

In her new role, Lear will lead the Metro region as well as support and grow her team of employed mortgage advisers in 21 Haart estate agency branches across East London.

She takes over the Metro region from financial services director Andrew Lake, who will support Lear and the two other divisional sales directors that cover the south of the Orion chapter, which is headed up by chapter managing director John Doughty.

Doughty says: “I am thrilled to welcome Sandie as the new DSD for Orion. She brings a wealth of experience, a strong track record of success, and a passion for driving performance. I have no doubt that Sandie will be a fantastic addition to the team and play a key role in Orion’s continued growth and success.”

Lear adds: “This opportunity is a great way to share my vast experience developing advisers to provide the highest level of service and advice, which ultimately brings positive outcomes across the board. It’s satisfying to watch the positive influence you can have on a team to help them be successful in doing what they love, which is where my passion shows.”